BBQ Tricks

Do you want to impress family and guests with your barbecuing skills?

There's nothing better, on a warm and sunny afternoon, than meat slowly cooking on a barbecue. Gathering family and friends around to share in your masterfully prepared feast is one of the great pleasures of summertime.

Do you want to be able to cook perfect barbecue every single time you light the charcoal?

We reveal the essential Pitmasters recipes and techniques most used by both backyarders and competition teams. This is more than just a cook book. Sometimes the secret is more in the technique than the ingredients. Many of us just throw items onto a grill and hope for the best. With one click you'll have simple step-by-step tricks in time to grill tonight, with The BBQ Blueprint.

Where can you find the secrets of successful barbecuing?

In this innovative barbecue book we go behind the scenes at the world's most popular BBQ pits. You'll learn details about Scott's BBQ and see inside the smoke house. Plus, learn about the underground charcoal roasting chutes at Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous in Memphis (and get secrets behind the recipes).

We help you to understand the tips and techniques required for perfect food, including:

• Over 50 foolproof and tested barbecue recipes
• The easy step-by-step guide to whole hog cooking
• A curated collection of regional sauce recipes to return to for a lifetime
• Learn the guaranteed Pitmaster's trick for a beautiful smoke ring
• Understanding Dutch oven temperature control
• Time savers, tricks, secrets, and shortcuts

If you are venturing into new and unfamiliar areas of live fire cooking you will not be alone! Author Bill West and The BBQ Blueprint will be with you every step of the way.